An excellent guide to the ecology and identification of British ladybirds with superb colour drawings of the main species. It costs £9.95 and if not found with book sellers is available direct from Richmond Publishing (tel. 01753 643104)

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A Guide to the Ladybirds of the British Isles
Michael Majerus, Helen Roy, Peter Brown and Remy Ware, with illustrations by Chris Shields
Field Studies Council 2006

A new colour fold-out field chart with superb illustrations of all 26 British ladybird species (including the harlequin) and lots of ladybird ecology information. It costs £2.50 from some book sellers or direct from the Field Studies Council (tel. 0845 3454072)

A year in the lives of British ladybirds
Michael Majerus, Remy Ware and Christina Majerus
Royal Entomological Society for the Amateur Entomologists' Society Bug Club

Written by three hugely experienced 'ladybirders', the book provides instructions of how, when and where to find different species of ladybird, how to identify the adults, and facilitates involvement in current research projects on ladybirds. Available to order online from the Amateur Entomologists' Society